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A stunning celebration cake of six or seven colourful layers with soft cheese frosting – an impressive showstopper
Provided by Sarah Cook
Categories Dessert
Total Time 3 hours
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 1 hours
Yield Cuts into 18 slices
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter 2 x 20cm round sandwich tins and line the bases with baking parchment. Tip all the sponge ingredients, apart from the food colouring, into a mixing bowl, then beat with an electric whisk until smooth.
- Working quickly, weigh the mixture into another bowl to work out the total weight, then weigh exactly half the mixture back into the mixing bowl. Pick two of your colours and stir a little into each mix. Keep going until you are happy with the colour – the colour of the batter now will be very similar to the finished cake, so be brave! Scrape the different batters into the tins, trying to spread and smooth as much as possible – but try not to waste a drop of the batter – a rubber spatula will help you. Bake on the same oven shelf for 15-20 mins until a skewer poked into the middle comes out clean. Don't worry if that sponges are thin, there are many layers.
- Gently turn the cakes out onto a wire rack to cool. Wash the tins and bowls thoroughly, and start again from step 1 – this time using another two colours. Unless you’re making the optional pink layer, repeat one more time to get 6 sponges, all of different colours. Leave them all to cool.
- To make the icing, very briefly beat the vanilla and soft cheese or mascarpone with an electric whisk until smooth. Sift in the icing sugar and gently fold in with a spatula. Be careful – the more you work it, the runnier it will get, increasing the chance of splitting.
- Smear a little icing on your cake stand or plate – just a splodge to stick the first sponge. Start with the red, then spread with some icing right to the very edge. Repeat, sandwiching on top the orange, yellow, green, blue and finally purple sponges. Spread the remaining icing thickly all over the sides and top of the cake. For more expert advice on how to create the perfect rainbow cake, check out our tips, below.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 601 calories, FatContent 29 grams fat, SaturatedFatContent 18 grams saturated fat, CarbohydrateContent 73 grams carbohydrates, SugarContent 47 grams sugar, FiberContent 2 grams fiber, ProteinContent 11 grams protein, SodiumContent 0.6 milligram of sodium
QUICK AND EASY GREEN BEANS RECIPE | MYRECIPES
Here's a fast, efficient way to cook green beans (and other vegetables), eliminating the fuss of bringing a large pot of water to a boil or draining the veggies. (Cost for 4: $1.12)
Provided by Robin Bashinsky
Total Time 6 minutes
Yield Serves 4 (serving size: about 1/2 cup)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place green beans in a large skillet; pour in 1/4 cup water.
- Bring to a boil over high heat. As soon as water comes to a boil, cover pan and cook 3 minutes.
- Uncover pan, and stir in butter. Cook 1 minute or until water evaporates and beans are crisp-tender.
- Sprinkle beans with salt and pepper.
- 3 Ways to Riff: • Try this technique with cut asparagus, broccoli or cauliflower florets, thinly sliced zucchini or yellow squash, or quartered radishes. • You can also try with carrot chunks, butternut squash cubes, or halved Brussels sprouts; just double the cook time and add more water if the pan dries out. • Cook tender leafy greens (spinach, baby kale, Swiss chard, or mustard greens) this way; just use a Dutch oven or other large pot with a lid.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 52 calories, CarbohydrateContent 6 g, CholesterolContent 8 mg, FatContent 3.1 g, FiberContent 2 g, ProteinContent 2 g, SaturatedFatContent 1.9 g, SodiumContent 179 mg
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